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The blog of Oregon State University's Office of AdmissionsThu, 26 Feb 2015 22:56:47 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1Portland area valedictorians once again overwhelmingly choose OSUhttp://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2010/06/05/portland-area-valedictorians-once-again-overwhelmingly-choose-osu/
http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2010/06/05/portland-area-valedictorians-once-again-overwhelmingly-choose-osu/#commentsSat, 05 Jun 2010 16:01:55 +0000http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/?p=2335The Oregonian released its annual survey of Portland area valedictorians. Once again, Oregon State University is the top destination for Oregon’s highest achieving students!

Where theyâ€™re headed
42 Oregon State University
21 University of Oregon
20 Portland State University
13 University of Southern California
11 Pacific University
6 Stanford University
5 Harvard University
1 Yale University

We are so proud that virtually every year, OSU enrolls more students ranked number one in their high school class than any other Oregon institution. We look forward to having every single one of next year’s new students on campus!

-JM

]]>http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2010/06/05/portland-area-valedictorians-once-again-overwhelmingly-choose-osu/feed/7OSU top choice for Portland’s high achieving studentshttp://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2009/06/04/osu-top-choice-for-portlands-high-achieving-students/
http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2009/06/04/osu-top-choice-for-portlands-high-achieving-students/#commentsThu, 04 Jun 2009 19:03:27 +0000http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/?p=1510Included in the feature on the front of todayâ€™s Oregonian â€“ â€œTop grads have the brains but lack the bucksâ€? — are some extraordinary statistics, uncovered by the Oregonian in its survey ofâ€?456 valedictorians and straight-A seniors at 97 metro-area public and private high schoolsâ€?:

Top college choicesOregon State (50)
University of Oregon (37)
University of Washington (22)
George Fox (16)
University of Portland (14)

In an accompanying article, Berenise Delgado, a valedictorian from Roosevelt High School in Portland, talks of her dream to attend OSU to be an engineer but the challenges of affording that dream. Oregon State’s ‘Bridge to Success‘ program is designed for those in state students who struggle with college costs.

From the article:

If she has to, she says, she’ll try to take out loans. “Whatever it takes, I’m going to college.”

Late last week, Delgado learned that she’s been awarded a series of grants and scholarships that will allow her to attend Oregon State and even cover the cost of books.

“I’m ready,” she says after looking over the paperwork.

Berenise Delgado-future OSU Beaver; photo courtesy of The Oregonian

Miss Delgado, we are ready for you. Welcome to Oregon State!
-bv

Addendum 12:19pm- Looks like we get some pretty good non-residents as well.

MICHIGAN CITY – Marquette Catholic High School as named 10 Summa Cum Laude seniors, all with a cumulative GPA of 4.0 or higher…Belinda Ng, daughter of Yam Ng, Michigan City, and Sook Ng, Michigan City, will attend Oregon State University to major in apparel design and business.

Memberships and Participation: National Honor Society, dance team, captain, Blazer Award, tennis, French Club vice president, NYLC, volunteer with St. Stan’s volleyball team, drama club, major role in spring musical ’09 and fall play ’08.